Comparison

Simple Pomodoro Timer vs Firefly Glow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Pomodoro Timer

This app offers a minimalist Pomodoro timer with customizable focus and break durations. Earn fruits for completed sessions, collect them on a calendar, and enjoy background music to enhance concentration. Personalize timer colors to boost motivation.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break sessions
  • Fruit rewards for completed sessions
  • Calendar view of collected fruits
  • Background concentration music
  • Customizable timer and break screen colors
  • Golden fruit bonus for daily achievements
Features
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Doro is a super simple Pomodoro timer that the developer created because personally wanted it. We focused on making the main screen as minimal as possible. To stay true to this concept, we decided not to include any ads. Features: - A Pomodoro timer with 25-minute and 50-minute focus sessions (with 5- and 10-minute breaks, respectively). - Earn 1 fruit for completing a 25-minute session, and 2 fruits for a 50-minute session. - Review the fruits you've collected on the calendar. - Includes background music designed to help you concentrate. - You can customize the colors of the timer and break screens to your liking—change them to your favorite color to boost your motivation. A Fun Extra The name "Doro" comes from Pomodoro, which means "tomato" in Italian. Interestingly, Doro can also mean "gold." If you collect 5 fruits in a day, you'll receive a golden fruit—just a little reward to brighten your day.

About

Firefly Glow

Features
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In the darkness, a gentle glow waits for you. Firefly is not another productivity timer. It's a quiet companion for your focused hours. Tap the screen, and fireflies drift into your night — soft, warm, alive. They stay as long as you do. THE FIREFLIES REMEMBER Start a session with a single tap. Fireflies appear and slowly multiply, drawn to your calm focus. No countdowns staring you down. No streaks punishing you for stopping. Just light, floating in the dark. If you need to step away, that's okay. They'll probably still be here when you come back. CONSTELLATIONS IN THE NIGHT Focus long enough and something quiet happens — your fireflies spontaneously gather into real constellation formations. You don't summon them. You don't choose them. You just look up, and they're there. Every constellation in the night sky is here, each with a hand-drawn illustration. Some appear often. Some are rare. Some you may never see. That's part of the beauty. A JOURNAL OF ENCOUNTERS Every session is an encounter, not an achievement. Your Firefly Journal records each quiet moment — not as trophies, but as memories of time spent together. Seasons change. The fireflies change with them — their color shifts slowly, spring to summer, autumn to winter, without you even noticing. DESIGNED FOR THE NIGHT • Dark-only interface — a darkness that feels alive • Firefly colors that follow the seasons • Ambient soundscapes: crickets, rain, waves, streams • A gentle haptic farewell when each session ends • Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island widgets • One-tap focus, from a brief moment to a whole night • Leave briefly and come back — they'll still be here • iCloud sync across your devices • No account. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your device. Firefly works fully for free. Upgrade to Firefly Light for more fireflies, the full journal, all color modes, ambient sounds, and iCloud sync. Monthly · Annual · Lifetime Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Firefly Glow3 screens

Verdict

The call

Simple Pomodoro Timer and Firefly Glow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Pomodoro Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Firefly Glow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Firefly Glow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Simple Pomodoro Timer versus Firefly Glow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Pomodoro TimerFirefly Glow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAIKI YUASA南 张

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Pomodoro Timer

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Buy me a burger$3.99
  • Premium Plan$8.99
3 purchases

Firefly Glow

Subscriptions2
  • Firefly Glow$0.991 Month
  • Firefly Glow$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Firefly Glow (Lifetime)$9.99

Questions

Is Simple Pomodoro Timer free?
Simple Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Firefly Glow free?
Firefly Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Pomodoro Timer or Firefly Glow have ads?
Neither Simple Pomodoro Timer nor Firefly Glow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Pomodoro Timer or Firefly Glow?
Simple Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Firefly Glow fortnightly. Most recently, Simple Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Firefly Glow on October 8, 2026.

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